It's also worth pointing out Pete, that 2003 EL61 is even smaller than Pluto. The fact that it has a moon makes no difference, Prof.Browne's statement is kinda meaningless.

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To be fair to him, Prof Brown does point out the comparative sizes of the bodies concerned on his site.[scroll down]

But the focus on Pluto is a red herring. Personally I'd prefer it if Pluto, along with Charon, were redesignated as minor planets - or as the Trans-Neptunian Objects discussed in the earlier post. As well as clearing the boards of confusion.. the problem of newly discovered objects being claimed as planets wouldn't occur - the current claim rests on the comparative sizes of Xena and Pluto.

Unfortunately, The Status of Pluto seems unlikely to change anytime soon.